W04-08 counterbalance

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W04-08 counterbalance

Postby wingnut99 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:05 pm

Can someone tell me what you use for the counter balance for the aileron. I have a piece of solid bar 1 1/4" X 1" X14"long. The plans are kinda vague on that. If that bar is the stock for it then I assume you cut it into 2 equal pieces for left and right? Do you have to weigh them to assure they are equal or is that not necessary? I also have a 1" X1" X 6" bar that I haven't needed yet. Don't know where that's going either. Thanks
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Re: W04-08 counterbalance

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:32 pm

I assume you mean the lead.
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I cut it into two equal pieces. I did not weight them. Key thing is to balance the ailerons per the plans.

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Re: W04-08 counterbalance

Postby WaiexN143NM » Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:29 am

Hi wingnut,
The lead can be easily cut in two , mark corner to corner with a sharpie. then a bandsaw or table saw, with metal blades, goes easily. Then mounted in aielron, after you paint, polish, wrap etc, then mounted on plane . Balance then per plans. easy stuff.

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Re: W04-08 counterbalance

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:07 am

Not quite corner to corner IIRC. Also I may have used a hacksaw rather than the bandsaw. For drilling holes in lead stay away from small bits. They bind pretty badly.
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Re: W04-08 counterbalance

Postby WaiexN143NM » Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:12 am

Hi all,
your correct bryan, you jogged my memory. not corner to corner. Dont have the plans handy, but its like 1/4 inch or so at the nose tip width.


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Re: W04-08 counterbalance

Postby wingnut99 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:10 pm

Ok. Thanks everybody, the plans don't say much about the weight itself. I'm not sure I saw the word lead ever used either. Makes sense.
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